Spurs send Jerrells to Hornets (UPDATED)

Trading reserve point guard Curtis Jerrells to the Hornets for a future second-round draft pick, the Spurs have trimmed their roster to 16 players.

Jerrells, who started all 50 games last season for the Spurs’ Austin Toros D-League team, for which he averaged 20.7 points and 5.7 assists, had played in all five of the Spurs’ preseason games, averaging 6.4 points and 2.2 assists. The former Baylor Bears star will be reunited with Dell Demps, the former Spurs assistant general manager who now serves as GM of the Hornets. Demps also had served as GM of the Toros.

The Spurs must have their roster down to 15 players, at most, by Oct. 26. Coach Gregg Popovich has said the Spurs won’t carry more than 14 players, and possibly will open the season with the league minimum, 13.

NOON UPDATE: The Spurs have officially announced the deal to send Jerrells to the Hornets for a conditional second-round pick.